Grammatophyllum speciosum

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Giant orchid']

• English: Giant orchid
• български: тигрова орхидея
• Deutsch: Tiger-Orchidee
• Österreichisches Deutsch: Tiger-Orchidee
• Schweizer Hochdeutsch: Tiger-Orchidee
• Bahasa Indonesia: Anggrek Tebu
• 日本語: グラマトフィルム・スペキオスム
• മലയാളം: ഗ്രാമറ്റോഫൈലം സ്പെഷിയോസം
• Bahasa Melayu: Anggerik harimau
• русский: Тигровая орхидея
• தமிழ்: பெரிய ஆர்க்கிட
• ไทย: ว่านเพชรหึง
• українська: Тигрова орхідея
• 中文: 斑被兰, 老虎兰

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Cymbidieae • Subtribus: Cymbidiinae • Genus: Grammatophyllum • Species: Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume (1825)

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Pattonia macrantha Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1750 (1851) Grammatophyllum fastuosum Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 159 (1852) Grammatophyllum macranthum (Wight) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 16 (1862) Grammatophyllum giganteum Blume ex Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 107 (1876) Grammatophyllum sanderianum auct., Gard. Chron., III, 14: 15 (1893)

Type species

Images of the whole plant

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Flowers

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Botanical illustrations

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  plate 69 in first Edition:
  J. Lindley & J. Paxton:
  Paxton's Flower Garden
  (Orchidaceae)
  (1850-1853)
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  Grammatophyllum speciosum
  plate 69 in first Edition:
  J. Lindley & J. Paxton:
  Paxton's Flower Garden
  (Orchidaceae)
  (1850-1853)

  different colouring
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  Grammatophyllum speciosum
  plate 69 in first Edition:
  J. Lindley & J. Paxton:
  Paxton's Flower Garden
  (Orchidaceae)
  (1850-1853)

  different colouring
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  Grammatophyllum speciosum
  page 177 in:
  Louis van Houtte:
  Flore des serres et
  des jardins de l’Europe
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 13,
  (1858)
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  Grammatophyllum speciosum
  plate 5157 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 86,
  (1860)
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  Grammatophyllum speciosum
  plate 181 in:
  James Bateman:
  A Second Century of
  Orchidaceous Plants
  London (1867)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Asia-Tropical Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Grammatophyllum speciosum.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Grammatophyllum speciosum